Single and multiple container bodies for foodstuff



Dec. 6, 1955 Philip H. McLeod INVENTOR Dec. 6, 1955 H. MCLEOD 2,726,004

SINGLE AND MULTIPLE CONTAINER BODIES FOR FOODSTUFF Filed Jan. 29, 1953 3Sheets-Sheet 2 Phi/110 H. McLeod INVENTOR.

BY 15 B Dec. 6, 1955 P. H. MCLEOD 2,726,004

SINGLE AND MULTIPLE CONTAINER BODIES FOR FOODSTUFF Filed Jan. 29, 1953 3Sheets-Sheet 5 Phi/1p H. McLeod INVENTOR.

non yaw M United States Patent SINGLE AND MULTIPLE "CONTAINER BODIES FOR[FOODSTUFF iPhifiP'H. McLeotLNew Albany, Ind.

ApplicationfJanuaryfB, 1953, Serial No. 333,894

l-iClaim. :(Cl..220-.23.2)

This-invention relates ito snow and useful improvements in containers ofall sizes and 'dimensionsnnd the primary -object inf the :present:invention is to zprovide ,a sealed containerabody Zfor'foodstufis-thatmay be discarded after opening and which may be used as a server fromWhlCh foodstufi'canbe-served or-dished.

Another important IObjGCtzOflhC present invention s to provide a sealedcontainer body for foodstuffithat 1s than round and 'fiatbacke'din crosssection totperm'it the .same to 'bestore'cl, carried and handled in aconvenient ,manner.

,A further object of the present invention is to provide .a.containerfor foodstu'fi consisting :of 'a plurality ofrhalf ,mundfhollowbodieswhich are connected together a .novel and improved manner to remain injuxtaposition and said bodies being capable of holding a variety offoods tan'tllor'juicesfor a complete meal or serving.

.A still further aim of the present invention is ,to provide single andmultiple sealed containerbodies for foodstuff that are simple and-:practical;' in-tconst-nuction, strong and ireliable in=use, compact instructure,vneat andlattractive tin-appearance, inexpensivetomanufacture, and-otherwisewell adapted for the purposes for which thesame is intended.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside inthe details of construction and operationas more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numeralsrefer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the single container body lookingdownwardly and at the rear thereof;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the single container body looking atthe front thereof;

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the planeof section line 3--3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the two body container;

Figure 5 is a perspective view taken from the rear side of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the bodies of the two bodycontainer spread apart;

Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the bodies of the two bodycontainer completely open with their flat walls coplanar;

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken substantially on the plane of sectionline 88 of Figure 7;

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the three body container;

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the three body container and showingthe bodies spread apart;

Figure 11 is a sectional view taken substantially on the plane ofsection line 11--11 of Figure 10;

Figure 12 is a perspective view of the four body container;

Figure 13 is a perspective view showing the bodies forming the four bodycontainer opened;

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:Figure l4 ;is *a plan-anew ;of .the. four k body rcontainer andzshowing one ::,of the bodies swung outwardly;

:Figure 15zis-za vertical;Sectional -view:takengsubstantially on ,theplanetof;sectionlline .:15-151.,of. Figure 12;.aand,

Figure 16 is a sectional view taken substantiallyton the Referring now.to :the drawings intdetaihxwhereintfor the purpose-of illustration,there is disclosed mipreferred embodimentofttheapresentinvention,zsthecnurneral .rep-

resents gahalf round container lrbody including ';a :fiat: rear wall;12-:and a concavosconvexed forward wall 14. ZWalls l2 and Marc suitablyconnected?togethenanditheirsends are :joined ,by end wa1l-sr16 that .iformtaeunitarylparttof .1 the; bedy10.

The container body lflrmayxbe of: any,-suitabletmaterial .such -as rthatfrequently semployed for producing cans or --jars.

The body ,10 will1contain any suitable :foodstufi such as vegetables,"soups, juices :or :the like which are readily dispensed from the body,"10 as:the:body:is punctturedtoropened.

Lbel'e or; strip 24. i

.Thestrip :24 ;is formed with sorzsuitablyifixedly attached torthe,outer-surfacesof the culved;wvallstof;the bodies 20 and-22 adjacent'thejunctureof the curved Walls of the .bodies2t) and :22 with theiriflatwalls. Il1e5strip1'24 =-may rbetof any suitable preferably :resilientand tflexible :material suchfas metal, rplasticsorzthelike that =willurge the container bodies 20 land 22 inward each other with the fiatwalls of'thebodies 20 :and 22 in 'close proximity 'to onezanotherasshownin Figures 4 andiS. 'However,"the

strip 24, which extends',substant-ially the length tor :the containerbodies 20 and 22, will permit the bodies 20 and 22 to be moved apart asshown in Figures 7, 8 and 9.

A three body container 26 is illustrated in Figures 9, l0 and 11 andcomprises a main half round body 28 and a pair of auxiliary half roundbodies 30 and 32. Eacho'f the container bodies 28, 30 and 32 includes aconcavoconvex wall, a fiat wall connected to the concavo-convex wall anda pair of end walls. The radius of the curved wall of the main containerbody 28 is substantially twice the radius of the curved walls of theauxiliary container bodies 30 and 32 so that the flat walls of theauxiliary containers 30 and 32 can cover the fiat wall of the maincontainer 28.

Means is provided for connecting the auxiliary container bodies 30 and32 to the main container body 28 so that the auxiliary container bodieswill be retained in close proximity to the main container. This meanscomprises a pair of flexible and resilient longitudinal connectingmembers or strips 34 and 36 that are suitably fixedly attached to orintegrally formed with the container bodies 30 and 28, and 32 and 28,respectively.

The strips 34 and 36 are applied to the longitudinal edge portions ofthe main container body 28 and are also applied to a longitudinal edgeportion of an auxiliary container body. These strips 34 and 36 willpermit the auxiliary container bodies to be swung outwardly from themain container body 28 as shown in Figures 10 and 11.

Figures 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16 illustrate a four body 3 are crimped orsuitably fixed to form the sealed container bodies.

The container bodies 40, 42, 44 and 46 are connected together by threeflexible and/ or resilient strips 50, 52 and 54 that aresuitably fixedlyattached to or formed with the container bodies. 'The strip 50 connectsthe container bodies 40 and 42; the strip 52 connects the containerbodies 42 and 44; and, the strip 54 connects the container bodies 44'and46.

Strip 50 is applied to one longitudinal side edge portion of each of thecontainer bodies 40 and 42 to retain the container bodies 40 and 42 onebehind the other with the flat inner walls of the container bodies 40and 42 in close parallel relationship. Strip 54 is applied to onelongitudinal side edge portion of each of the container bodies 44 and 46and retains the container bodies 44 and 46 disposed one behind the otherand the flat inner walls of these container bodies disposed in closeparallel relationship as shown in Figure 12.

The container bodies 40 and 46 may be swung outwardly from the containerbodies 42 and 44 with the fiat inner walls of all bodies coplanar asshown in Figure 13. The container body 40 may be folded on the containerbody 42 with the flat inner walls of said bodies 40, 42 opposite andparallel so that said bodies 40, 42 form a round twin section container,and the container body 46 may be similarly folded on the container body44 to form another round twin section container, and the twin sectioncontainers may be swung relatively on the strip 52.

When the container body 40 and the container body 46 are thus folded,the flanges 47 thereon engage the flanges on the container bodies 42, 44and space the flat inner walls of the container bodies 40, 42 apart andsimilarly space the flat inner walls of the container bodies 46, 44 forcirculation of air between the opposed inner flat walls.

The container bodies in all forms of the invention herein disclosed willreceive a suitable foodstuff after which the container bodies are sealedby the application of one end wall of the body which is left off untilthe bodies are filled. The end walls of the container bodies may bepunched or opened so that the contents of the bodies may be dispensedtherefrom.

Inasmuch as the complemental container bodies are connected together bya novel connecting means, the foodstuff in the various container bodiesmay be removed in a convenient manner and the container bodies may bemore easily handled than if the bodies remained in back to backengagement.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

A container comprising a pair of hollow half-round container bodies,each having a flat wall and a concaveconvex wall, said container bodieshaving longitudinal edges hinged together for folding of said bodies oneach other into opposite relation with the flat walls thereof oppositeand parallel, said bodies having end walls provided with continuousgrooved flanges forming continuous channels in said flanges alignedtransversely with said Hat and concave-convex wall and in which the flatand concavo-convex walls are secured, said flanges when the bodies arefolded spacing the flat walls apart for air circulation between saidflat walls, said hinges being resilient strips urging said bodies towardfolded position.

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